The leaves are starting to fall, the days are getting shorter and the evenings are just cool enough that you have to put on a sweater. Autumn signals the end of summer but it is the beginning of my favourite time of year to cook soups, stews and all the other great comfort foods that…
Soups & Stews
Bone Broth (Instant Pot)
There was a time when it would never even occur to me that bone broth (beef, chicken, vegetable stock) would be something I would sip and not just use for the base of a soup, sauce or stew. But I do and it is the first thing that comes to my mind at the first sign…
Cauliflower and Bacon Chowder (Paleo, dairy free, gluten free)
What do you do when you want a hearty and filling chowder but are trying to eat a low-carb diet too? You spend a rainy Sunday afternoon in the kitchen cooking up a new recipe. I decided I would make it dairy free as well so that I could add it to the 7-day meal…
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds (Paleo, Dairy Free)
There is a local farm just down the road from my home and last Thursday was the last day of business for the season or as I like to call it “the saddest day of the year” because I will have to wait until May of next year to return to my go to spot for…
Instant Pot Chicken Soup (Gluten Free)
According to ancient Chinese medical text, chicken soup was used as a therapeutic dish and is known as a “yang food” or warming dish that promotes “energy” in the body. Western scientific studies have been conducted to try and determine which curative properties of the broth can help to thin mucous in the lungs and clear up congestion. Personally…
Instant Pot Pork and Pea Soup
I love soup. I love broths, creamy soups, chunky soups, bisque, and chowder. I love them in a bowl, a cup, a jar or right out of the pot its cooking in. It doesn’t matter if they are carefully constructed or a beautiful mish mash of foodstuffs on the verge of becoming compost, salvaged from the…